oshibori
/ˌɒʃɪˈbɔːri/(also o shibori, o-shibori)
noun
At a Japanese meal: a small dampened towel for wiping the hands and face before eating. Also in extended use.
- Traditionally, hot towels are provided in winter and cold in summer..
Origin
1950s; earliest use found in Zanesville (Ohio) Sunday Times Signal. From Japanese oshibori from o-, honorific prefix + -shibori, nominalized stem of shiboru to wring, squeeze.